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M. A. WINGET.

MACHINE FOR COLORING UIGARS. No. 290,617. Patented Dec. 18, 1883.

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' UNITED STATES PATE T OFFICE.

MARION A. WINGET, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO J. S. WINGET, SAME PLACE.

MACHINE FOR COLORING CIGARS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 290,617, dated December 18, 1883.

Application filed June 25, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it, may concern.-

Be it known that I, M. A. WINGET, of O- lumbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Machines for Coloring Cigars; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, which forms part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in machines for coloring cigars; and it consists in the combination of a tray that is adapted to receive the cigars and retain them in position, with a brush that is adapted to be dipped in the coloring-matter, and applied to the cigars by rolling them backward and forward upon the tray, as will be more fully described hereinafter.

The accompanying drawing is a perspective view of my devices detached.

A represents a tray, which is preferably 2 5 made in the form here shown, and which is provided with the sides B. Over the bottom of this tray and over the sides B is tightly stretched a chamois -skin, which is secured thereto, the outer edges of the skin being secured in place by the battens O, which are secured to the sides of the tray by means of suitable catches or screws. The cigars are placed upon the tray, which is of suitable width to correspond to their length. The sides of the 5 tray prevent the cigars from turning out of the position in which they are placed crosswise on the tray, their movement being limited to a forward and a backward roll thereon.

E represents the brush, of a width corre- 40 sponding to the length of the cigars, the brush being provided with a handle of, any suitable shape, as at F. The bottom of this brush is covered with sheepskin or other skin that is covered with wool or hair. This brush is preferably to be moved by hand back and forth 5 over the cigars; but, if so desired, the brush may be stationary and the tray be made to move back and forth under it.

In operation the brush is dipped in the coloring-matter and applied to the cigars by rolling them backward and forward upon the tray until they are sufficiently colored.

A eigar-colorer thus constructed is cheap and simple, and enables cigars to be colored much more rapidly than by any of the coloring-machines now in common use.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. In a cigar-coloring machine, the combination of the tray having inclined raised sides for preventing the cigars from having an endwise movement thereon, with the brush E, which is to be moved back and forth over the cigars to color them, and by means of which the cigars are rolled and colored at the same time, substantially as shown.

2. In a cigar-coloring machine, the combination of a tray provided with side ledges to retain the cigars in position, and having a chamois-skin or other suitable covering stretched across its top, with a suitable brush, by means of which the cigars are to be rolled and colored as they lie upon the tray, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MARION A. WIN GET.

Witnesses:

J OSEPH M. Lown, O. E. MCDONALD. 

